Sunday, December 7, 2014

How does neo-scholasticism shape me as a person?

Truth

When I was still a kid, my mother already taught me some Church teachings. And since I love and trust my mother very much, then I also believed that what she taught me is really the truth. As I grew older, I was still thinking that if the Church teaches a particular doctrine, then it is true. But, when I studied philosophy few years ago, I started to question many things. I realized that there are many things that I am not sure of. I realized that there are indeed many things that I still do not know. Even until now, there are still many unanswered questions in my mind. The problem is that, I do not know who is going to answer these questions. Even the professors in the seminary have different approaches in discussing certain issues. I do not know who is telling the truth and who is not. Because of this, I told myself not to easily believe to what others are saying, and not to treat Church teachings as the absolute truth. I realized that I should give more room for possibilities, and continue to ask questions. By doing so, I can give more time for the truth to come out. For now, I will continue to reflect on the questions that bothers me through my day to day experiences. I don’t know if I can come up with an answer to my questions, but the important thing is that I keep searching for it.

2 comments:

  1. Yes bro. We always ask since we exists questioningly. We must be always open to reality. Let reality reveals unto us.

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  2. Yeah..the problem is that, what if reality will not reveal itself?

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